The Sun. — London, England, 1809-04-11 00:00:00

Who are our. b l a . hkers ?.;:.4tansorn; Artariand; anti Compiny. ; • , • • •, What . was the . itirn de posited 1-1 hreb thOUsind five hundred yotands. • In whose dames 2—Mr. I.Vimbourti'S name Ond_ my own. • • - 'Was it deposited.by Mr. Laing 2—l really clo not know ' 'a t omniunicatiod .was made to me by Mr. Wirnbourn, 'stating - that the money was deposited; I do not kticy.v who, deposited it, • By whom was the condition signed.?--I do not know of any coodnion ;. it was deposited itt Mr. Wimbourn's and inv joint names. Was 'lsere no written engagement of any sort Nonetlica I know of. What power had you,. to draw it out I—Mr. Wimbourn's signature *its necessary, and that 'was given. . , Was not your signatoelnecessary to draw it out e wa* passed to inyacenuiit. To whom did you pay tbts money paid it to Mr. WJOCI lord. • 1) 41 ‘‘ , l3 pay to Mr, Woodford the whole of this money ?—The rnoiney was 3,6001.; Whet I,er I paid Mr. Woddrniat the 3,5001. and he returned me 1001., of which he 'made me.a present, nr.whether he, he. fore I paid him the money, told me to keep back 1001. and so I paid him Only 3,4001. I - do not know. The whole advantage you derived personally. from ,4 this transaction was 1001. ?—,The snlelidvantage., : - Was that in consequence of '.any preVionS - agree ment, or what Mr. Woodford thoiight proper to iv, von, without previous stipulation ?—'What he 1 1300 girt proper to give me, without any previoui stipulation 4. hateter. ‘V hat was .the name of •the person who avaa.ap pointed I—His name was Smith. • - Was it Edward J ames 'S mit h I—l cannot speak as to ins Christian name. Upon what event were you to pay this money over to Mr. Woodford ?-r-Ott Mr. Smith b being appoint ed a Writer to Bengal.' Did you mention the specific consideration which was "PeOed, or was it an offer wide on the part or Mr. Laing, or Mr. Wimbourn ?—I believe 1 atated•the s u m to be 3,5001. ; the money lay my bands for a few weeks, in consequence of Mr.Wocitt• ford's desiring me to look out for a security on mortgage tor :3uool. and Mr. Woodford mentioned., the names of the persons to me, but I dd not knoW . whether I can mention the names of the persons ; it was to be laid out in trust for two you , g people Mr. Woodford declared to me that the money was not for himself. Before you concluded this transaction with Mr. ' Ns/M*onm, did you apply to any other person to be. tome a purcha s er of this. Writership 1-1 really j cannot . say ; with Mr. Wimbourn it merely arose in - Conversation : we live near each other at Chelsea , lind Often came t o town together ; 1 might have at feted it 16 several of my clients, but I cannot say; I • 1164 't'r 'expected to be called upon, and did not retain It in my memory. 1 Did you ever apply to any person who was in the babit of trafficking in the ssle of commissi ,, ns or eau- Plorments I—Never in,. my life; I never had the least idea bt it ; it came to me quite accidentally. 1) fi r st mention to Mr. Woodford, or Mr. Woodford to you, .the idea of giving him money for this ?—M., WOottord to me. Did Mr. Woodford propose to you, that you a e llte, : f.Y.s4im money, for it, if you could not pro. Seat in Parliament ) ! --4 might say to Aim, - that these things were sometimes sold; of course. most men .know that they are sometimes sold, and I have heard the same; 1 might say, I can pro Cure you a_person for it. W. " this the first transaction of the kind you have been engag e d in ?--.yea, Did ever in my life. you concetve it was a transaCtion which, 'in its nature, it was necessary to keep secret ?...-Ldid not cancel, e there was the least impropriety hrr the transaction, otherwise than, if it could be traced !hat a Director received money for it, it would be rproper i but I -did not consider it improper or legal for any other person to r e ceive m one y for it. "id )00 give Mr. Woodford any security for the money Is it usual for you, in transadions of that amount, . • to ma ke engagemeuts for which you give no security whatever ?—lt depends entirely upon the opinion 014 one party has of another. Was it a Bengal Wiitership 2—Yes. Did .you know Mr. Smith, or. ever seeltim ? Never t il l this traosadion ; I saw the yoUng man once or twice then, or ihreelar tour times. D. you know in what degree he was related CO 11,1 r. L I—l believe lie is some relation, but I, cannot say what. What was the next transadion of a siniilar kind in which you Wercengaged with Mi. Woodford ? It was a trair.aNion of the same nature. When and ee har. Was , t hat transaction ?—With re gard to the time I Hifi rather at a loss, but I think it: was early' in the year 1 808. State the particulars of that, trausaoiou as far as you recollect ,thein?—Mr.-WOodford stated to Inc that 4,6 had another WtitershiP ,at his cennuati(l, and that he would be glad it I would dispose of it. A Bengal 'Writersliip ?--Yes; I told him I would; I thiuk l he stated to me that the money was to be applied for some por relation, or something in that kind of way. A pbor relation of his own ?-a-Yes t Mr. Wood. ford at all titnea disclaimed receiving any part of this money tor himself. I mentioned the circatnitance to - IvAtisfs, Austin and Manacle, who are Army . Agents atm. Bankers in Henrietta -street, Covent. - , Carden, and. they gave me (it was by learn I think) a recornmtlubtion to -Mr. Donovan, stating him •;to be a friend of theirs, and a Gentleman of great "respectability. I took this letter to Mr. Doutmvaa, sad the tiegociatiou for this Writership, wi t h Mr. Donovan, was three thousand guitteas, which he - *greed to give ; it was mutually: agreed that 'the :money should be deposited, and it was deposited lit Austin '.aud Maultde'as but when we 'carsse to the.depotnt of the money, it appeared that thecae thousand five , hundred guineas were to be deposit. V, which WAS * . e, than the sum I bad asked; Mr. Donovan stating 'to me that he had procured itve hundred guineas more, and that lie 'should re- IY upOn me, as'. a man of honour, to give him that five hundred g uineas When the mangy came to ~my - which .1 promised to do). , , V% hat names was that money deposited?--I n avdty know, upon my word. 'our VatliC mutt have been Otte believe it veal; ahcl Useliove a friend d the Gentleman ;. I- do not recalled the Gentleman's name; Bale or:Birale; it Was depOiited in ,bit and my joint names. 'DO you knoW its Whit Month that Wes S--I really. Cannot say. . , . . Your's must have been one of the names ?un cloubledly ; I think I can almost Venture to say it was; I think I made it conditiott that mine should be. I received the money of them afterwards. Was there any written agreement relating to this sum of money ?—None, except the receipt when the money was paid by Austin and Monocle. By whom was it deposited was deposited . by a Gentleman whose name was included in - the receipt with Mine ; 1 think his name was Beale. At What time was this money placed to your ac, mint ? - The money was paid ; .1 keep no account at Austin and Mauncle's. At what time was it paid to you by then) ?—I cannot state the month exactly ; I think in• June or July. Upon what contingenty ?—tTpon the Writership being obtained. For whom ?--For a Geatleinan of the name Of Magniac. Had you any acquaintance with that gentleman ? Was he recommended by Mr. Donovan ?—Mr. Beale,,was the gentleman to whom I was recom- Mended by Mr. Dotiovan, or rather introduced by I . .Xitiovan. Did your transaalons relative to this appointment pass with Mr. Beak, or coniinue through Mr. Do novan ?—I had communications with stile. Beale ; whether I satk' Mr. Donovan aftor.the money was deposited I really cannot say; . I might sea him otice or !wive. Where does Mr. Beale live ?—He did live then in Fitzroy-square. What was his situation in life ?—I do not,knew ; he appeared, to tile to be a Gentleman of very great respeelahilit v. Did he state Mr. Magniac to hen relation of his —I think he 'did; but I cannot speak as to that point. Did you tranitaa with him the terms upon which appointment Was . to be procured ?—No ; that was arranged by Mr. Donovan. Had you any interview with Mr. Beale than at the time you went with him to see ih,. money de visited, or the checqee drawn 1-4 never saw Mr. Beale till that time ; I saw him - afterwards. To whop di i you piw , t his money i—l paid Mr. Donovan the five hundred guineas; that I pledged myself to do. • What did you pay to Mr. Woodford paid him a short time afier the tratn.attion Wool. - I think ii was Mr. Weodibid gave me to understand that he Slioutd make ne a cmpliment of the 1501. ; three. thousand (lineal; was the amount, and he bege:ed WO to accept of tent and t paid hint t owl. shortly atterviards ; the remainder of the money lay in my hands a very considerable time ; I am indented to Mr. Woodford a small s..in at this moment. Is the stn of idol. L.e whole which you either received or expect to receive for your concerns iu this transai;tion ?—.Toe whole. Del yea mention it to any other person but Austin and Monocle ?..;-No. Dia you ever hear the name of Sir Walter James introduced into ti.is business ?—I am not sure whe ther Mr. Woodford mentioned his name; . 1 think be did. Did you know that it was agreed that the recOns mtodation should be stated as having come froth him ?--Upon my word I hardly knew whether it was or not; I recollect something of the name of Sir Walter James now it is Mc:attuned, but it, had not occurred to me. Do you know that it was stated that Mr. Mag. niac was in fad recommended by . Sir Walter James? think I recollea sonaethlng of the name of Sir Walter James being ,mentioned by Mr. Wocxlforti, and I think it might 'go ,to that, but I cannot say po , Did you never mention to Mr. Woodford, that Mr. Donovan had been at all employed in the trans - action ?—No. 'ln what way did you represent to Mr. Woodford, that the negotiation with Mr. ,Neale had been brought about did not mention to him any way ; I had , nothing to do but to negotiate the thing. Did you never state tet him with whom it was ne gotiated le—No. Did he ever, ask yon who was to be h is paymaster ? ^7Mr. _Woodford was 'thoroughly satisfied with me, 1 believe. Mr. Woodfotti and myself had repeated communication on other matters besides this. • Yob never stated to Mr. Woodford, and lie never knew, with whom you were negotiating, and for whom the place was to be obtained ?—I really be lieve never. ;. Did not yon report to 'WOOtiford, that th 6 price was ro be three thousand five hundred guineas. instead of three thousand t did not.. Did you sar•tei' Mr% Woodford, three. thotOnd guineas„ioc three. thousand five handredl--Three ; thousand.. Was Mr. Donovan .present when the motte) *, wets deposited ?-B.` es. With Mr. Beale ?ea:lege •' Mr. Woodford was not there ?—No. Did Mr. Woodford everask you since bow much was gained for that Writership ?—No.. Then you think Mr.' Woodford may still imagine that three thousand guineas was the whole sum that was obtained certainly.' . Did Mr. Donovan desire you to keep the sum Which was to be paid. a ' , secret from Mr.' Beale, as well as from Mr. Woodford ?—No, he did slot desire either the one or the other. Did you make any stipulations with Mr. Dorm van, as to the quelifications et cite person who MIS 'become the purchaser of this Writenship ?--No Mr. Donovan stated to me, that he was a young malt remarkably well calculated for an appointrnent of that kind ; that he understood the Persian lan guage, and I understood so from Mr. Beale. You accepted him uppn the presentation of Mr. Donovan ? I considered, - of course, he would Hut be accepted by theeCompally if he wee not fit. You accepted Mr. Magniac- upon the represents- . lion of Mr. Donovan ?- e -Yom, I certainly did ; I had very strong recommendation frotis teen,. that I had en opinion of, to Mr. Donovan. Mr. WOodford 4tlited , it was to be sold for a poor relation, and denied that: it exas,kr hi s own benefit.? --Yes.• For whom-was the seat In Parliam4it 1 7 1 thlnk. bb eistd to tore info tirlitment 'I nu • . gt .-• ;,! expr 44 • 1 jell - . lie denied the money being for hits pelf. Money's worth Was for hituseit; the ges s it 4 Parliarnent eiiiinot take me.M say it was for himself, lie expi - esied deilrous of Parill••• mentsry interest. • Do you knoW at Whik Mile Mr. Magniie was in troduced to Mr. * Woodford ?-•-,1-fe was never iiiti aimed to Mr. Woodford to my knowledge. Was the name of Mr. ma g iliac g4Fe'n by you to Mr. Woodford Did Mr. Woodford inform you that he bad triaie any inquiries as to Mr. Magniac's fitness and . suf ficiency ?- 7 -No, I dO not know that he did; I un der,tood from Mr. Beale that he was well qualified for the Situation, particularly so. IT4 As tap:thud.) MAILS. Astoria —:. Dublin, t Waterford. Dos -4 Gottenliurgh, i Malta, t Waterford. PRICE OF STOCKS ' THIS DAY AT TVIILVII iIeCLaCIG. Consols THE SUN. 110 S AN! QUI! •4LIUM AttAIIAT ? ZONDO.N, TURSDAY . , APRIL 11, 1809. We stopped the Press yesterday to infortd our !leaders that .a telegriphic displtch hid been recoil!• ed at the Admiralty announcing the Surrender of Fort Bourbon, which was communicated in the fol lowing letter to the LORD MASIDR, which we reprint, as it was only in part of our impression " Admiralty-Office, Monday, Two o'Clock. . " Lord AlutqnsvE has the honour to acquaint the LORD MAYOR, that a Telegraphic Cotninunication from Plymouth just received, an nounces the Surrender of .Martinique." The details of the surrender had not been received by Government this day when our Paper was put to press, but they are exile led every hour ; and we trust that we shall soon have the pleasure of com municating them to the Public. An Otticer arrived this mottling at Lotd CASTLII 7 . RICAGIeII Office with Dispatches crow. Lisboa ; but as he left that place on the 23d ult. the intelligence he brings is ndt of so late a date as that which had previousiy been received, ARTHUR WELLE3LEY bad been prevented from flailing with. the Expedition yesterdaY, from Ports mouth, by adverse winds. • • We are this day enabled to by before our Readers some furthet details from_ Portugal, but they do not Contain any In...wise information respeaing thr , pro gress the french had made. After the death of Ge neral Fatetts, the command of the Portuguese Art or in that quarter was given to General gtli 14, who *36 attacked by the French on the t B'th, near Braga after an aefion which - lasted a considerable time, and in which the Portuguese troops behaved .with great . courav, the French were repulsed with consider able loss. General Bator, however, did not find himself in sufficient force to maintain his pOsition agititist the. French, : who were continually receiving reinforcements, and therefore 'retreated towards Oporto, and the French advanced (awards that City. It 'does not appear that-they hed entered it, and we trust that from the efforts, which have been made to improve the fortifications of that- place, it will be able to make some reilstance.• of the private Letters state that the Governor and Chief Officers of OPorto . had been arrested for carrying on a treason •. able correspondence with the French. Yesterday morning her Royal Highness the Prin. calm Vmmtx.orre of NVALEs paid a visit to Doeliess of Bittli4swttlx, at her seat at Blackheath. Another Atherican Ship, the liunter, has broken . the Embargo and arrived at .Preennek on the 7th inst. atter a passage of 34 days. from St. Mary's. She was laden with cotton. Mr, WAT.L.Wit has fat yet been appointed to sue cee4 Sir AitTlitikt Kr.t.itsr.y.T as Chief Secretary to thee Lard Lieutenant of Irtiand a .. but ,We .have no' doubt that the appointment will immediately take place. • , On Sunday morning Mr. SC}TAW, 0114 on Sunday evening Mr. Scof(King's Messeng ers) were sent off to Portsmouth, with dispatches. for Sir ART}I,UR NYAILLSALRY j and Mr. MAJOR, another of hit Ma jesty's , Messungers, was under orders last night, foa the same destination. Strad remains at the tame price as last week. The Drury-lane Perfortneratinally concluded their' labeurs last .night at the Opera House, with The Three ani the Deuce, the first net of Seiniramide, and the Ballet of Doit Quisltotte. The crowd that pressed for admittance was so great, that much cott. fusion and violence took place in the passage to wards the Pit; several persons were thrown down and. bruised . ; the dresses of many Ladies were tarn Into rags, with the lots of their aboes,-*c. . The door-keepers were unable to maintain their poits, and the glass doors were much injured. We do not, however, hear that any person was materially hurt. At the end of the Play &LIMN came forward, and ia the name of the Compeny thanked the audience for the great and unprecedented patronage which they hal experienced. It will be unjust to conclude without acknowledging the great kinduOss of Mr. I.'snotti hi awning thi Performers a shelter, as %sett'ai to Mrs. Smnnuws, Madame CATALANI, and the whole corps de ballet,- for their volunlary and poweithl aid in mitigating the effeas of the recent calamity, - . , • r • • • NAVAL E Vit ea PLYMOUTH, A 411 .4 f 6116;:: ing Frigit e with a F)rtLig.ll i tic i Cutter. with Oonvoy of litetritgetrrieit ; Gothawk Sloop of War %if Ootir..)* tram lrel4hd. Also sailed oin'e t•tl taden. with salt, froth St. Übe's, bound !f.) burgh. - r , 7,1 3 OORTSNiOtITIi; APRIL 1 (L.... Arrive& the Maric; from BristOl ; 86i5eg, HUTCHINO•;, 11011-1 Pad- Neptune, MAY, ti-ml Penzahce; HARRINGTON, frOtll Wrterf,rd ; and Betsey, Irth Sandeiland; Alio Ite.Brit 8t“..1., and Horatio, CkaAIPLON, frOal Guerti. sey. Sailed the Sally, SiAaT, for Sunderland. His hiajesty'i Ship Druid has taken and sent inte# ti►i3 port the French Schooner Horthann,froni Mir tinique, ktien with sugar, TemaAy; Aram g.—Came in Lis MajeSty'i Ships Daring, from &cruise; and the Comet, from Ports'.. tiiotith, with a Fleet froth Newfoundlatici; an I !.is Aihjesty's Sl i 14i. anti Lavinia, with a Sect for sailed from Listthri uz, the elm ul;.' • DCAL S Artm. W.—Ai - rived this morning and • VV. sailed for the River, th e Gatts ta, VV. RAIIIRRHLAD, from Surinam, last loin Plymouth i.and the Rebecca, I-incur:s, from Malta; also arrived His Majesty'q Ship from Portsmouth, and sailed, to the North %,:ttd. same doWn from the River the Providence, TP.I• ottAnAbt, for New Providence ; Jim, Fennings, JENNINGS, foi aayti ; Harriot, Gnats, fur Liver pool ; Hel re, CAIiDBR, for Plymouth ; end the Ai red, tot Portsmouth and rennin in the Downi with iris Majesty's Ships at per last. APRILIIiad his Majeaty's Sloop Edyrein Capt. PENott..t.i, tor Plymouth; aucl Majesty's Ship Thrasher, to Deal... Sir ARTHUR NVIILLESI,EY has, previous to his going abroad, otdvred that a cc!;. , ..teralate e .part of valuable stud of • horses should ue Sold, ,whieb were exhibited at Tattersall's yesterday murning. u Arabian was sold by private conWct for t otitil. The grey Arabian, rode ay Sir Aki ritt!ri ..!tiring his cam paigns in India, dnd is . eon. ,iertftl by , jtiagtv to'he the handsomest horse id England; w a s like wise to be sold. .1\4,1j r.Getteral PAvlns's Brigade of flOrse sailed for Portugal OD Saturday. It consisted of the ad Dragoon Guards,' corritnapded by lAent..Colottel Sir GRANBY CALCRAFT, and of that Into rNiraent the 4th 'Dragoons, commanded by Lord EDWARD StiMERSET. Turn loom Brigades of Heavy Horse, and the. Huisar Brigade, are expeaed to ,be ihortly eta barked, A Brigade of the Foot Gear3s, and Some %%Ades of Marching Regiments, will likewiAlik3on be sen'L Mrs. CLARKE, it iw said, has undertaken' to sup press her literary work, its consideration of a sum of 70001. to cover her debts, tee. and an nittruity of Goo'. to herself and her children. Teri thousand copies of the work had been printed off, but they were consigtied to the dames on Saturday; and ail the parties concerne,i, declared upon . oath, that nci vestige, in print at maimscript, was preserved, , ex,- cept A single copy, in compliance with the Aa of Parliament, and that it is secured under seven seais. Majof NAPIER, who has lately returned from Co. mune, states, that after having been surrorni led and- wounded • by. the enemy, his life .was.''.saved he a French drummer, who for that att received a mark ofdistintlien, always granted upon sneh eecasions in the French army; when taken to IViarshai Son t.r's quarters, he received every attention his Ili; tuition required ; the Marshal's own surgeon was ordered to attend him, and he was desired to draw for what money he chose. The French Ofeers spoke in the highest terms [of the English, and declared that they were as generous to their prisoners, as they were brave in the geld. The 'French s o ktr e " o f : every description also spoke with the highest re 'spa-% of Sir JOHN. MOORE, for whose military ta 7 . lens, and masterly. retreat, , they expressed , the greatest admiration, and Marshal SOUL? OrdOrej an inscribed stone to be placed on the spot Where he re ceived his mortal wound, as a- tribute of teleet to his memory. • The expeitation of Mrs. JORDAN at Bath lilts l,Ad such an effect upon the inhabit.tms, 4141 even those who were driven from the city ny 'the fears of an earthquake, have ventured back to gratify thetn selves with a sight of this poputsiadreas,-. • The anxiety of Mr. £MPI3aOI( WoODPOI;O - to semen his Cousin from all, participation hi toe . Cor tapt praiticei which have been lately. - brought tO light, is very natpral and praise-worthy.. That Gon tlernan has lived long enough to know that %Olen corruption 'can .he proved: against a , Dtretor, in any of his appointments, the otitnitiation must nulled., and consequently-the. Money prod, foi. snail an appointment must be refunded. But how Mr. a tau; 5501.1 can int ignorance of all The trans actions is to us truly .m)sterious, It is, perhaps, not generally known that Mr.- GRERNMADE, the Gentleman inetiti , ned in' ttH Madras Writersitip, was the head clerk and , centiden4 tial adviser , of Mr. TBELLUSSOW, and ttit :Wowed agent at the Barnstaple Election. Mr. Gaiaitst,Arti it will he..seen by the Report, obtained all appoini4 mere fur Ceylon, connected by direti eactiange with this transaction, The clue i, alai very myeterious. With respeet tM the Wta ritship given to NI:- 14Y MAGN I Ae, we hope the elm - Trutt ill pahheh the Letter which bet,wit received that Gebilernan'e tau t er h e jeer. It wia found, to very trent Mr, Woson. ruitD l tt.statement very inawrially, inasunt,:b a, we believe h st,itei that be serer heard tit name of WOODAMD in the bAstutetiou, but tylpt intreauctid to Mr. THRLLUSSON Itirn,ell, by a fitter frota l'Attot:antbr, the Agent ill Wig blaZ4lLlgtizi;